Anyone know COM basic question with ASP

[Guest_imported]

Hello I am playing around with creating a simple ASP based component. In Visual Basic 6.0 I created a ActiveX.DLL and called it "Simple" then created a class file and also named it simple. I am using IIS5.0. I registered the component and I have 2 questions.
#1. When I run my ASP page I get the following error.
Server object, ASP 0177 (0x800401F3)
Invalid ProgID. For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft Online Support site located at:

http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

/testcom.asp, line 9

#2. I am also trying to play arond with unloading the DLL. I registered the component but now when I go to the Virtual directory the unload button is not enabled. Does the DLL file have to be under the Local Path that I set to the virtual root? Thanks

 

[culshaja]

Firtsly, I would not out the DLL in a directory and simply register it. I would put the DLL into COM+. There is no need to regsvr32 the DLL that way, and you also don't have to stop the website to replace it. You only have to stop the DLL in COM+.

For question 1 you should be using something like:

set objDLL = Server.CreateObject("Simple.simple")

If this doesn't work then somethings gone wrong with the registration, or the instancing of the simple class is set wrong.


Hope this helps,

James James Culshaw
jculshaw@active-data-solutions.co.uk

http://www.active-data-solutions.co.uk

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